Scholarships and Awards

In the case of discrepancies between information presented on these web pages and the printed calendar, the printed calendar shall be taken as containing the correct information. Please see the Scholarships page of the General University Calendar for a listing of other awards for which students may be eligible.

Frank Stott Memorial Scholarship In Archaeology

Awards: 1; Value: $250.

Awarded to a student completing fourth year for outstanding achievement in any four of the following courses (or their equivalent) taken in his or her program. The recipient must have completed one of the courses within the year the award is given:

12:173 Human Origins

12:290 Archaeology of the Americas

12:291 Outline of World Prehistory

12:353 Intro to Archaeological Method & Theory

12:382 The Human Animal

12:393 Zooarchaeology I

12:394 Zooarchaeology II

In the event that no suitable candidate is found in the above category, the scholarship will be awarded to the student with the highest grade in any two of the following courses (or equivalents) which must have been taken in the past three years. The recipient must have completed one of the courses within the year the award is given:

12:290 Archaeology of the Americas

12:291 Outline of World Prehistory

12:353 Intro to Archaeological Method & Theory

12:382 The Human Animal

12:393 Zooarchaeology I

12:394 Zooarchaeology II

No student shall receive this scholarship more than once. This scholarship is sponsored by the membership of The Archaeological Society of Southwestern Manitoba.

George Thorman Scholarship In Archaeology

Awards: 1; Value: $1750.

Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Anthropology to a third year student entering the fourth year of studies as a major in Anthropology with course concentrations in Archaeology and Human Origins, who has achieved a high academic standing in Archaeology courses.

George Thorman Bursary In Archaeology

Awards: 1; Value: $1750.

This bursary is awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Anthropology to a third year student entering the fourth year of studies as a major in Anthropology with course concentrations in Archaeology and Human Origins who has maintained a high academic standing in Archaeology courses and who has demonstrated a financial need.

Brandon University Silver Medal – Anthropology

Value: $0

One Silver Medal will be offered in each of the following areas in Arts, Science, Music and Education. To be eligible, a student must satisfy the following conditions:

Each department, or relevant sector of the Faculty or School, will select that graduating student (either a third-year or fourth-year graduate) who they believe has the best academic performance in the courses taken in their department.

be a major or minor in the area in question;

have taken at least 24 credit hours in that area; and

not have won a Silver Medal in that area before

Normally Silver Medal winners will have a g.p.a. of at least 3.5 on the courses taken in the area in question. The g.p.a. will, of course, be a prime consideration in determining the Silver Medal winner, but it may not be the only one.

In close decisions, a runner up candidate may receive honourable mention. This runner-up, who must also satisfy the eligibility conditions specified for winners, will receive a Graduate Certificate of Merit at Convocation and will have the award noted on his/her transcript.

A Silver Medal will not be awarded to a student who has received Departmental approval to proceed to the fourth year of the honours degree program in the student’s major area of study. A recipient of a Silver Medal must be a May graduate or a previous Fall/February graduate to be eligible to receive a Silver Medal. Extra and repeat courses will not be used for Silver Medals